German minister: Don't let up on reforms
BERLIN - Germany's finance minister is insisting that countries must not use the European Central Bank's plan to buy unlimited amounts of government bonds as an excuse to let up on economic reforms and deficit-cutting. The ECB announced its most ...www.huffingtonpost.com
In the world of financial reform, an uneven playing field
That fuels tension, creating set-tos such as the short but sharp war of words between JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief executive officer Jamie Dimon and Bank of Canada head Mark Carney, who is co-ordinating the reforms as head of the Financial Stability ...www.theglobeandmail.com
Campaign finance reform stalls: not much progress since 1905 on corporate ...
Campaign finance reform stalls: not much progress since 1905 on corporate campaign donations. Campaign finance reform stalls: not much progress since 1905 on corporate campaign donations. Related Content. Last 5 stories in Opinion. Chick-fil-A's ...www.guilfordian.com
EU's van Rompuy: Greece to keep euro, must reform
The Finance Ministry said Friday it would investigate in the next few days some 54,000 people who have sent a total (EURO)22 billion to foreign bank accounts since 2009, when the crisis began.www.huffingtonpost.com
With Corporate Tax Reform, the Private Sector Will Rebuild Our Economy
... give life-support to programs the government deems worthy, the American workforce is much better served when the private sector is given the financial and regulatory flexibility to respond to the market. This begins with comprehensive corporate tax ...townhall.com
The Path To Job Creation Runs Through Regulatory Reform
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Members of the House Financial Services Committee hold a news conference to discuss the impact of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law September 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. Bachus said that Treasury Secretary ...www.forbes.com
FSA keeps up pressure on Barclays to reform
Adair Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), wrote to incoming Barclays Chairman David Walker on Thursday to stress that there can be no let up in efforts to reform the bank, a person familiar with the matter said. Walker joined ...www.telegraph.co.uk
Campaign finance reform is urgently needed
In the upcoming months, you're going to see a lot of advertising for political candidates. Even if you avoid watching television, browsing the Internet or reading the newspaper, you'll still be bombarded by campaign signs everywhere on lawns and ...www.thedaonline.com
Spain unveils financial reforms, guidelines
MADRID (MarketWatch) - Spain's government Friday approved a set of financial reforms aimed at accelerating reform of the banking sector, hit by a five-year real estate bust.www.marketwatch.com
What would a GOP version of financial reform look like?
Republicans don't like Dodd-Frank, but what would happen to financial reform if they were in the driver's seat? Mitt Romney has vowed to repeal it, but many of the law's biggest critics doubt that will happen, even under a GOP Congress and administration.www.washingtonpost.com
India banking strike clouds financial reform hopes
The strike involving mainly staff of state-run banks, who make up around 70 percent of employees in the sector, underscored the opposition to investor-friendly financial reforms that have been pending for years. Foreign ownership of Indian public ...www.reuters.com
Private lenders offer little help for sagging SMEs
Wenzhou is the product of a pilot project, one of the first moves toward financial reform, that aims to channel private funds into the financial system.www.chinadaily.com.cn
Why Romney Won't Kill Dodd-Frank
Instead, President Romney would likely try to give the financial industry something it wants more: a diluted financial reform law that would relax restrictions on some of its most profitable—and riskiest—investments but maintain enough government ...www.businessweek.com
Risky Business Pays Off For Wall Street: Financial Crisis Penalties Pale ...
The banks can count the Dodd-Frank financial reform act, some $2 billion in penalties, and occasional criticism from the president and other Democrats among the horrors they have had to endure since the crisis.www.huffingtonpost.com
World Bank Vice-President Supports Moroccan Reforms and Encourages Youth ...
The FINANCIAL -- Morocco's ongoing economic reforms and its commitment to better governance and inclusive growth have positioned the North African kingdom on a positive path, said Inger Andersen, World Bank Vice-President for the Middle East and ...finchannel.com
Ending the financial arms race
Legislative complexity is growing exponentially in parallel. In the United States, the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 was just 37 pages and helped to produce financial stability for the greater part of seven decades. The recent Dodd-Frank Wall Street ...www.chinadaily.com.cn
Libor Reform Risks Invalidating Mortgages, Financial Contracts
The U.K.'s chief markets regulator said that material changes to the way Libor is calculated risks invalidating millions of financial contracts, covering products ranging from mortgages to derivatives. There needs to be certainty on what would happen ...www.bloomberg.com
Unions urge radical reform of banks
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said that there are three major areas in which the financial sector needs to be shaken up: financial stability, excessive pay and their support of 'the real economy'. TUC general secretary Brendan Barber spoke out ...www.uknetguide.co.uk
China approves US$157-billion infrastructure spending in bid to stem slowdown
... and Reform Commission, announced approvals for projects that analysts estimate total more than 1-trillion yuan (US$157-billion), roughly a quarter of the total size of the massive stimulus package unleashed in response to the global financial ...business.financialpost.com
New DC Campaign Finance Reform Would Ban Lobbyist Bundling
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and Attorney General Irvin Nathan introduced new campaign finance reform legislation today that would, among other things, ban registered lobbyists from bundling contributions.legaltimes.typepad.com
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